{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Vera Escamilla Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":48.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9969334,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"Lighting Up Learning: A Lunar New Year Celebration of Literacy\" on DonorsChoose this holiday season. My students are enjoying the organizational materials, such as zipper punch bags and a storage cart to make materials easy to find, and special reading tools they can borrow to read the books they check out from the library. Most of all, they are excited to earn the Lunar New Year-themed stickers when they got a preview of them during unpacking. Thank you for your help in making this project a reality! Special thanks to Panda Express for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1766449788737,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-up-learning-a-lunar-new-year-c/9969334/","projectTitle":"Lighting Up Learning: A Lunar New Year Celebration of Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9902318,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"Lighting the Way: a Lunar New Year STEM Celebration\" this holiday season. Students are excited to create their lanterns and parade structures after unpacking the items as part of their Lunar New Year celebration lessons, which will be paired with the Panda Express materials coming soon! Students helped assemble the cabinet, and this organizing tool will help our Bulldogs students find their materials more effectively. Overall, the materials are much appreciated! Special thanks to Panda Express for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1766493137444,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-the-way-a-lunar-new-year-stem/9902318/","projectTitle":"Lighting the Way: a Lunar New Year STEM Celebration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9971310,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"New Year, New Habits: Organizing Our Lunar New Year Traditions\" on DonorsChoose this holiday season. My students are thrilled to see the new look of the school library! They enjoyed using the dedicated bookmark display, and the visual clock helped them transition smoothly between winter- and holiday-themed activities, ensuring every student had a turn at each station. \r\n\r\nThe file organizer and durable storage bags were invaluable for keeping these stations organized, allowing students to access materials quickly and without hassle. The book tape also came in handy for repairing the Lunar New Year books that recently arrived in my \"book hospital.\" \r\n\r\nThank you once again for your generous support! A special shoutout goes to Panda Express and The DonorsChoose Scholar Society Team for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1766579924604,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-habits-organizing-our-lun/9971310/","projectTitle":"New Year, New Habits: Organizing Our Lunar New Year Traditions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9971507,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"Traditions in Motion: A Hands-On Lunar New Year Journey\" this past holiday season! My students are enthusiastic about the materials they unpacked from the boxes that arrived this week. After using the materials from Panda Express Lunar New Year's educational program, we are going to move toward using independent learning stations to extend the learning. My students are especially excited for the good luck bracelets and curious on the writing stations. The organizing cups will definately help out. Thank you again for your support! Special thanks to Panda Express for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1766606537779,"projectUrl":"project/traditions-in-motion-a-hands-on-lunar-n/9971507/","projectTitle":"Traditions in Motion: A Hands-On Lunar New Year Journey","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9971684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"Big Games, Big Luck: A Lunar New Year Grand Finale\" this past holiday season! After we unpacked the items, the students are now even more excited for the Lunar New Year unit's grand finale, featuring giant board games for our \"Luck & Logic\" tournament in the library! Students will learn, among other things, that just as the Zodiac animals competed in the Great Race (using materials from Panda Express' educational program, which will be delivered soon to our campus), these games will challenge my Bulldogs students to use their brainpower and collaborate with other classmates to be successful. Special thanks to Panda Express for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1766767373504,"projectUrl":"project/big-games-big-luck-a-lunar-new-year-gr/9971684/","projectTitle":"Big Games, Big Luck: A Lunar New Year Grand Finale","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9971713,"letterContent":"Thank you so much again for donating to \"The Good Fortune Vault: Preserving Lunar New Year Traditions\" during the holiday season! My students loved the sturdy cabinet that became our school library's \"Good Fortune Vault.\" My library ambassadors helped assemble it and were excited to place the items afterward when they unpacked it from the Amazon boxes. I am thankful to have a wonderful community behind my Bulldogs students. These items will be used for many years to come! Special thanks to Panda Express for matching donations, along with The DonorsChoose Scholar Society Team!","fullyFundedDate":1766775370637,"projectUrl":"project/the-good-fortune-vault-preserving-lunar/9971713/","projectTitle":"The Good Fortune Vault: Preserving Lunar New Year Traditions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9740406,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in fully funding \"See It, Be It (Black History Month) — Inspiring Innovators!\" just in time for students to check these wonderful selections of books over the different fall/winter breaks! Students are definitely inspired by what they read from these books and eager to check out the others in this collection, so thank you for your love and dedication to our Bulldogs community. Special thanks goes to Young Sheldon for supporting our STEM program via matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1763614639158,"projectUrl":"project/see-it-be-it-black-history-month-in/9740406/","projectTitle":"See It, Be It (Black History Month) — Inspiring Innovators!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9664439,"letterContent":"Thank you again from the bottom of my (and my Bulldogs) hearts for helping us to get resources on food science and related books via the \"Recipe for Learning: Blending Food Group Series with Kitchen Science\" DonorsChoose project. My students checked all of the books requested out within the days leading up to the winter break, so thank you so much for bringing joy to our Bulldogs community. Special thanks goes to Young Sheldon for matching donations to this project and other STEM projects across the nation!","fullyFundedDate":1763614640559,"projectUrl":"project/recipe-for-learning-blending-food-group/9664439/","projectTitle":"Recipe for Learning: Blending Food Group Series with Kitchen Science","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9764151,"letterContent":"Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for supporting \"Storm Chaser Headquarters — Non-Fiction Tornado Books!\" on DonorsChoose recently. I truly appreciate it along with my students. Right before the winter break, my student who was doing a project on tornados was so excited to see and checked out the book as soon as they could. They were so excited to share their findings with me after we come back in January. Thank you for your help in ensuring students success at my campus. Special shout out goes to Young Sheldon for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1763614640255,"projectUrl":"project/storm-chaser-headquarters-non-fiction/9764151/","projectTitle":"Storm Chaser Headquarters — Non-Fiction Tornado Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9845188,"letterContent":"Thank you again for recently supporting \"Fueling Future Innovators with Hands-On STEM Resources\" on DonorsChoose. I am happy to share that your gift significantly impacts our Bulldogs students' academic success. Students are enjoying the lessons in library class, and I have you to thank for investing in the resources I needed to make it happen. Not only did I save time in creating lessons, but I can now focus more on making the school experience more amazing. Special thanks to Ripple for matching donations!","fullyFundedDate":1762267465864,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-future-innovators-with-hands-on/9845188/","projectTitle":"Fueling Future Innovators with Hands-On STEM Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9740238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much again for donating to \"Animal Planet Research Lab — Expanding Our DK Eyewitness Collection!\" on DonorsChoose. I'm happy to share that all the books are now checked out as of this update. In fact, I couldn't process the books quickly enough for checkout! When my Bulldogs students saw the stack of books coming out of the Amazon boxes, they couldn't stop asking to check them out so they could read over the weekend — they loved the high-quality photos and easy-to-read texts. Thank you for helping to encourage students to become future researchers and scientists.","fullyFundedDate":1762718565361,"projectUrl":"project/animal-planet-research-lab-expanding-o/9740238/","projectTitle":"Animal Planet Research Lab — Expanding Our DK Eyewitness Collection!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2161843_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536733175364","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2161843"},{"teacherId":2161843,"projectId":9858751,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to \"Ink, Read, Design! Fostering Future Game Developers With Splatoon Manga\" on DonorsChoose! When I requested the Splatoon manga series for our elementary school library, I aimed to connect our Bulldogs students' strong passion for gaming, esports, and digital media with essential literacy skills. This series complemented our expanding eSports program on campus, and I appreciate the Riot Games Social Impact Fund and Ripple for collaborating to fully fund this project. The books arrived within a few days, allowing me to quickly share them with eager readers. Thank you for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1762267519940,"projectUrl":"project/ink-read-design-fostering-future-game/9858751/","projectTitle":"Ink, Read, Design! 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